Room rentals, resort fees and furniture removal: How Trump's company charged the U.S. government more than $900,000  —  The Secret Service had asked for a room close to the president.  But Mar-a-Lago said it was too late.  The room was booked.  Would agents like a room across the street from the president, instead?

What if Facebook Is the Real ‘Silent Majority’?  —  Right-wing influencers are dominating the political discussion on Facebook, raising questions about whether it will translate into electoral success in November.  —  Listen, liberals.  If you don't think Donald Trump can get re-elected in November …

Trump had public meltdown over missed phone call from Putin, former No 10 aide says  —  ‘If Putin wants a call with me you just put him through,’ US president yelled according to Theresa May's former chief of staff  —  Donald Trump exploded with anger at one of his most senior aides …

Trump set to skewer Biden in convention address  —  President Donald Trump will unload on Joe Biden in a blistering convention speech Thursday night, according to two people familiar with the address.  —  Trump is expected to go after the former vice president on everything from the economy to trade.

Jacob Blake handcuffed to hospital bed, father says  —  “He can't go anywhere,” his father said, speaking of his son's paralysis.  “Why do you have him cuffed to the bed?”  —  When Jacob Blake's father visited him in the hospital Wednesday, he said his son was handcuffed to the bed.

Alleged Kenosha Killer Loved Cops, Guns, Trump, and ‘Triggering the Libs,’ Former Classmates Say  —  The 17-year-old was only enrolled at Lakes Community High School for a year but he left an impression.  —  TO  —  Kyle Rittenhouse loved cops, guns, President Trump, and “triggering the libs …

TV audience dips to 17.3 million on Night 3 of Republican convention  —  Viewing of the Republican National Convention dropped on Wednesday to 17.3 million people for the address by Vice President Mike Pence.  —  The figure provided by Nielsen is down 11% from the 19.4 million viewers …

Jacob Wohl Accused of Starting a Voter Suppression Scheme  —  The notorious huckster is allegedly behind a robocall campaign clearly designed to spook people from voting by mail.  —  Michigan state officials are investigating a voter-suppression robocall allegedly tied to blundering conservative operatives Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman.

Four Years Later, It's Still All About the Base  —  As the RNC convention comes to a close, the biggest question is whether it can give Pres. Trump the bounce he needs to catch up to former Vice President Joe Biden.  Trump came into the convention trailing the Democratic nominee by 8-9 points in national polling.

Trump DOJ Targets Democratic Governors For COVID-19 Outbreaks In Veterans Homes  —  “This really does smell,” said one former Civil Rights Division official who worries the Justice Department is weaponizing its power for political purposes.  —  President Donald Trump's top civil rights official …

Why dozens of John McCain aides, including me, are endorsing Joe Biden  —  Mark Salter served as a staff aide and speechwriter for Sen. John McCain.  —  This week, I joined more than 100 aides of the late Sen. John McCain, including former chiefs of staff, senior legislative and campaign workers …

Viral pro-Trump tweets came from fake African American spam accounts, Twitter says  —  Twitter has taken action to stop a spam operation that pushed messages from fake accounts about Black people abandoning the Democratic Party.  —  The company removed two fake accounts and deleted the account …

‘She was the aggressor’: Former Liberty student alleges sexual encounter with Becki Falwell  —  A former Liberty University student says Becki Falwell, the wife of the university's then-President Jerry Falwell Jr., jumped into bed with him and performed oral sex on him while he stayed …

China Secretly Built A Vast New Infrastructure To Imprison Muslims  —  China rounded up so many Muslims in Xinjiang that there wasn't enough space to hold them.  Then the government started building.  —  Copy … China has secretly built scores of massive new prison and internment camps …

“QAnon Is Batshit Crazy”: Lindsey Graham Talks TikTok, Online Conspiracies, and Why He's Sticking With Trump  —  The South Carolina senator, facing a tough reelection fight, recalls warning Trump not to shut down TikTok after getting calls from Hannity, Petraeus, and his niece …

We Need to Talk About the GOP's ‘Black Friends’  —  The Republican National Convention has been all about using Black people to convince white people it's OK to vote for a bigot.  —  In between the lies and the fear mongering and the stories about having intimate conversations with Jesus …

Protesters in Multiple States Are Facing Felony Charges, Including Terrorism … Prosecutors and lawmakers in several states have responded to mass protests against police brutality by charging demonstrators with committing felonies, including terrorism charges.

New Hot-Mic Video: What Trump Told His Lawyer When He Didn't Know a Camera Was Rolling  —  For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones' newsletters.  —  On December 10, 2015, Donald Trump took time off from campaigning for the Republican presidential nomination …

Max Kellerman: Trump Base in SEC Seems Susceptible to Low Quality Information and Easy to Propagandize  —  Max Kellerman, speaking in a segment on First Take today about what all of the ongoing protests in the NBA and canceled practices mean in the NFL, said that President Donald Trump's base voters …

Former Army Green Beret confessed to contact with Russian intelligence, feds say  —  A former Army Green Beret accused of conspiring to spy for Russia admitted to contacts with Russian intelligence agents in a written statement in the past year, federal prosecutors said Thursday.

Turmoil consumes Chamber of Commerce as it backs Democrats  —  The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is poised to endorse nearly two dozen freshmen House Democrats for reelection, triggering a revolt within the right-leaning organization and drawing fierce pushback from the group's powerful GOP donors.

Trump appeal to delay subpoena for tax returns will fail: Manhattan DA  —  (Reuters) - Manhattan's top prosecutor told a federal appeals court on Thursday he should be allowed to enforce a subpoena for eight years of Donald Trump's tax returns, saying the U.S. president's appeal …

Biden is selling hand sanitizer with his Covid-19 plan printed on it.  —  Sometimes campaign stores are not just about selling merchandise.  Sometimes they are about making political statements.  —  That is what Joseph R. Biden Jr.'s campaign is doing with the release on Tuesday …

Pence altered a biblical reference, changing ‘Jesus’ to the American flag in his convention speech  —  BALTIMORE — Vice President Pence closed out his speech before the Republican National Convention on Wednesday evening with a mash-up of Bible references, into which he inserted American symbols and ideals.